Articles by Peter J. Wallison
- Five Myths about Glass-Steagall Thursday, August 16, 2012
- There is a remarkable degree of ignorance about the alleged role of Glass-Steagall in the financial crisis. It’s time to set the record straight.
- Dodd-Frank: The Economic Case for Repeal Wednesday, June 27, 2012
- As the second anniversary of the act approaches, its role in slowing our economic recovery is coming into focus. GDP growth shrunk immediately after the law ...
- Where No Mortgage News Is Fit to Print Tuesday, December 20, 2011
- The New York Times op-ed page and the left-wing echo chamber.
- A Guaranteed Disaster Tuesday, September 20, 2011
- Why the government shouldn’t guarantee mortgages or mortgage-backed securities.
- The Fed vs. the FDIC on Lehman’s Failure Wednesday, April 27, 2011
- A recent FDIC report on Lehman Brothers’s financial condition before its failure puts in doubt the Federal Reserve’s account of its decision- making, and ...
- End It, Don’t Mend It Tuesday, April 5, 2011
- Evidence against the Dodd-Frank Act continues to pile up. Now 18 Republican Senators have introduced legislation to repeal the act.
- The Foolish Foreclosure Moratorium Wednesday, October 13, 2010
- Democrats are calling for a nationwide end to mortgage foreclosures. It’s hard to imagine a more shortsighted policy under our current economic circumstances.
- When Economic Policy Became Social Policy Saturday, August 21, 2010
- The recent Treasury Department conference is further proof we will never get out of this housing mess until we are ready to face facts.
- The Troubling Resolution Revolution Thursday, February 25, 2010
- While members of Congress might complain that Goldman Sachs was paid in full during the American International Group bailout, many of them support legislation ...
- New Plan, Old Fears Tuesday, March 24, 2009
- The Geithner plan is particularly vulnerable to the kind of criticism that might chase away private investors.
- Bear Necessities? Thursday, July 17, 2008
- The rush to regulate the securities industry ignores the lessons of history and might plant the seeds of disaster.
- Playing Politics with Financial Security Wednesday, July 2, 2008
- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are dangerously weak. So why are House Democrats delaying critical regulatory reforms?
- Let’s Declare a Truce in the Culture War Monday, June 16, 2008
- Neither faith nor science can answer the most important questions. So why are believers and atheists still bickering?
- Capital Ideas Wednesday, March 19, 2008
- Lawmakers should turn their attention to persuading banks and other financial intermediaries to raise more capital.
- Escape from New York Wednesday, February 20, 2008
- U.S. public securities markets are losing their competitive edge.
- Contagious Liability Would Sicken Our Capital Markets Thursday, June 7, 2007
- The Stoneridge case could make nearly anyone liable for securities fraud at public companies.
- Should Corporations Be Democracies? Monday, May 14, 2007
- Absolutely not, says Peter Wallison. But maybe union pension plans should be.
- Is Wal-Mart Leaving the Money Business? Don’t Bank on It Monday, March 19, 2007
- The company’s capitulation to federal regulators is less significant than you think.
- A Costly Delay Keeps Firms in the Dark Friday, December 15, 2006
- By putting off a decision on the court ruling in AFSCME v AIG, the SEC has left corporations in the dark and handed an advantage to shareholder activists.
- Time for Change in the Capital Markets Friday, December 1, 2006
- Bureaucratic hedging in a new blue-ribbon report can't hide the need for fundamental reform.